"Attorney General, please answer the question": Pam Bondi's testimony - Palatinate
Beatrice Rich analyses Pam Bondi's testimony regarding the release of the Epstein files.
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Special Broadcast: Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security: Secretary Kristi Noem | KPFA
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee as lawmakers press her on ICE enforcement, use-of-force standards, detention conditions, protest response tactics, and immigration policy. The hearing comes amid fatal shootings in Minneapolis, court action over chemical agents used against protesters, and a detainee death in Texas ruled a homicide. Mitch Jeserich and … Continued
Jamie Dimon on Trump's debanking lawsuit: 'I'd be angry, too', but it has no merit
Dimon said that banks sometimes have to shut down accounts because they pose "legal and regulatory risk."
Walz presses Noem for information about number of federal agents still in Minnesota
Gov. Tim Walz is pressing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem for information about how many federal agents remain in Minnesota.
Journalist speaking at UCSB says Trump Administration's immigration tactics changing due ... - KCLU
Pulitzer Prize and Peabody Award-winning reporter Caitlin Dickerson has covered immigration issues for more than a decade.
Lawmakers request DOJ probe into whether Somali fraud and ICE protests are linked
The U.S. House Oversight Committee has asked the Department of Justice to investigate a potential connection between Somali welfare fraud in Minnesota and organized protests against immigration enforcement in the state. The request suggests lawmakers suspect the two issues may be linked, though no evidence of a connection is detailed in the article. The article body otherwise consists largely of a country list, providing no additional substantive reporting on the investigation.
Democratic Lawmakers Press Trump Administration On Paramount-WBD - Deadline
Three Democratic lawmakers — Rep. Sam Liccardo, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal — have sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles demanding details about their meeting with Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos, which took place shortly before Netflix withdrew its bid for Warner Bros. Discovery. The lawmakers allege the meeting raises "suspicions that the Trump administration's DOJ is making merger review decisions based on politicized favoritism," noting that the competing bidder, Paramount, is owned by Trump ally David Ellison. Sarandos publicly stated the DOJ meeting had been scheduled weeks in advance, described it as routine, and said "the president stayed completely neutral," attributing Netflix's withdrawal to Warner Bros. Discovery finding Paramount's offer superior. The White House echoed this position, stating the administration "remained totally neutral through the bidding process."
Congress Gears Up for Vote on Trump's War Powers in Iran - OB Rag
Congress is preparing to vote this week on bipartisan war powers resolutions in both the House and Senate that would require congressional approval for further U.S. military action against Iran, following weekend attacks by the U.S. and Israel that resulted in the first American casualties. The measures face significant obstacles, as most Republicans are expected to side with President Trump, and a veto override would require a two-thirds majority in both chambers. Senator Tim Kaine, a cosponsor of the Senate resolution, has urged Congress to return early to vote, citing constitutional authority over declarations of war. Similar efforts to restrict Trump's use of military force, including a Senate vote on Iran war powers in June and a Venezuela resolution in January, have previously failed.
Iran war triggers talk of supplemental defense funding - Roll Call
Top lawmakers began weighing the potential need for an emergency defense spending package for the U.S. military offensive in Iran.
Kristi Noem testifies before Senate Judiciary as walls close in on DHS - MS NOW
Noem’s testimony comes as the agency she leads remains shut down and scrutiny mounts over the conduct of ICE and Border Patrol agents.
Noem will testify in the Senate in her first appearance since 2 Minneapolis protesters' deaths
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testifies in the Senate as backlash grows over deadly immigration enforcement actions tied to President Donald Trump's deportation push.
Court Again Orders Trump-Vance Administration to Restore Congressional Oversight of ICE ...
Washington, D.C. — A federal court today ordered the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to restore Members of Congress’s unannounced visits to conduct oversight of detention facilities. The ruling enforces federal law and reaffirms Congress’s authority to investigate detention conditions and ensure accountability, including during a lapse in appropriations.